Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka (4) is mobbed by his teammates after he kicked a 45-yard field goal to beat the Texans in overtime.

Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka (4) is mobbed by his teammates after he kicked a 45-yard field goal to beat the Texans in overtime.

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Texans defensive end J.J. Watt , his face bloodied, leaves the field after a loss to the Seahawks.

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt , his face bloodied, leaves the field after a loss to the Seahawks.

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Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is tackled on the sidelines by Texans inside linebacker Darryl Sharpton in overtime. Shaprton was called for a horse collar penalty on the play.

Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is tackled on the sidelines by Texans inside linebacker Darryl Sharpton in overtime. Shaprton was called for a horse collar penalty on the play.

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Texans cornerback Kareem Jackson (25) slams Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (89) to the turf in overtime. Jackson was penalized for a personal foul on the play, giving the Seahawks a first down.

Texans cornerback Kareem Jackson (25) slams Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (89) to the turf in overtime. Jackson was penalized for a personal foul on the play, giving the Seahawks a first down.

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Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin, left, reacts after Texans cornerback Kareem Jackson, center, threw him to the ground. Officials called a personal foul on Jackson giving the Seahawks a first down during overtime advancing them to the opportunity to kick the game-winning field goal. less

Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin, left, reacts after Texans cornerback Kareem Jackson, center, threw him to the ground. Officials called a personal foul on Jackson giving the Seahawks a first down during ... more

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Texans head coach Gary Kubiak leaves the field after a loss to the Seahawks.

Texans head coach Gary Kubiak leaves the field after a loss to the Seahawks.

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Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll embraces kicker Steven Hauschka after Hauschka kicked a 45-yard field goal for the victory.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll embraces kicker Steven Hauschka after Hauschka kicked a 45-yard field goal for the victory.

Texans quarterback Matt Schaub paces the sidelines as the Seahawks march for game-winning field goal during overtime.

Texans quarterback Matt Schaub paces the sidelines as the Seahawks march for game-winning field goal during overtime.

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Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (89) makes a catch on the sidelines with Texans cornerback Kareem Jackson (25) defending. The play was originally called incomplete, but was overturned by replay, giving the Seahawks a first down. less

Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (89) makes a catch on the sidelines with Texans cornerback Kareem Jackson (25) defending. The play was originally called incomplete, but was overturned by replay, giving the ... more

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Texans running back Ben Tate fumbles as he is hit by Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith.

Texans running back Ben Tate fumbles as he is hit by Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith.

Texans quarterback Matt Schaub is forced out of the pocket by Seahawks defensive tackle Tony McDaniel.

Texans quarterback Matt Schaub is forced out of the pocket by Seahawks defensive tackle Tony McDaniel.

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Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch fumbles as he is hit by Texans inside linebacker Brian Cushing.

Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch fumbles as he is hit by Texans inside linebacker Brian Cushing.

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A fan holds up a sign in support of Texans quarterback Matt Schaub during the first half.

A fan holds up a sign in support of Texans quarterback Matt Schaub during the first half.

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Texans tight end Owen Daniels catches a 21-yard pass as Seahawks cornerback Byron Maxwell defends during the first half. The play took the Texans to the Seahawks 7-yard line, setting up a Arian Foster touchdown. less

Texans tight end Owen Daniels catches a 21-yard pass as Seahawks cornerback Byron Maxwell defends during the first half. The play took the Texans to the Seahawks 7-yard line, setting up a Arian Foster ... more

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Texans running back Arian Foster runs celebrates a touchdown during the second quarter.

Texans running back Arian Foster runs celebrates a touchdown during the second quarter.

Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is tripped up by Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph.

Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is tripped up by Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph.

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Texans tight end Owen Daniels has a ball bounce out of his hands as Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor defends. The deflected pass was intercepted by free safety Earl Thomas at Seahawks 9-yard line.

Texans tight end Owen Daniels has a ball bounce out of his hands as Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor defends. The deflected pass was intercepted by free safety Earl Thomas at Seahawks 9-yard line.

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Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner breaks up a pass intended for Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels during the first quarter. Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) intercepted the pass on the play.

Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner breaks up a pass intended for Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels during the first quarter. Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) intercepted the pass on the play.

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Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) dives to intercept a pass by Texans quarterback Matt Schaub during the first quarter.

Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) dives to intercept a pass by Texans quarterback Matt Schaub during the first quarter.

Michele Tafoya’s primary focus, as always, will be on the field during Sunday night’s Texans-49ers game on NBC. But on occasion, she likely will sneak a peek into the Candlestick Park grandstands to relive cherished memories.

Tafoya’s father, Orlando Tafoya, grew up in San Francisco and attended games at Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park. He subsequently moved to Manhattan Beach south of Los Angeles but remained a 49ers fan and in the 1980s, with the Bill Walsh/Joe Montana era, bought season tickets at Candlestick Park and regularly drove north with his family to attend 49ers home games.

Barring a late-season flex game schedule switch for NBC, this will be Tafoya’s last trip to Candlestick for a 49ers game. The team moves to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for the 2014 season.

“To know that (Candlestick) is no longer going to be the place … it’s interesting,” Tafoya said this week. “I can look up and see the seats where we used to sit, and I have so many memories of driving there to tailgate as a kid with my dad and uncles and seeing so many great 49ers teams. That will be etched in my brain forever.”

Tafoya’s late father was buried with his 49ers golf vest and putter, so family memories will race alongside football memories Sunday night.

“He was such a huge influence on me growing to love and play sports and pursue this career,” she said. “So much of my love of sports is rooted in those days at Candlestick Park and watching every NFL game I could get my hands on because I fell in love with sports through my dad.”

Tafoya also was on hand in the stands with her sister, a student at the University of California, for the 1982 Cal-Stanford game that ended with the Bears’ multiple-lateral kickoff return score through fans and the Stanford band.

She had been accepted at both schools but wound up at Cal before beginning her career as a sportscaster in the mid-1990s.

Her most visible roles have included play by play work at the Olympics and on WNBA games along with her sideline work on ESPN and NBCm but she also has done some local sports radio work in Minneapolis-St. Paul, where she lives with her familiy.

In that regard, while Tafoya’s game-night duties generally focus on feature stories and injury updates, she is not without sports talk-style opinions. And she has very strong feelings about the reaction of Texans fans to quarterback Matt Schaub’s struggles in the loss to Seattle.

“I feel terrible for Matt Schaub,” she said. “He knows he made a bad decision under pressure and is sick about it. To see that fans were burning his jersey, to me, that’s disgraceful. It’s despicable. It’s not what sports is supposed to be about, and it’s one of the most disgusting things I’ve seen in a long time.”

It should be interesting, then, to see if the topic comes up Sunday night and what the flow of discussion will be among Tafoya, Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth.